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and new taxes and fees. and the first of the year means the rose parade. you can expect to -- what you can expect to see coming up later today. >>> as we go to break pictures of moscow. them bringing in the new year with a wonderful fireworks display. this over red square. good morning maryland continues in few moments. >>> the new year means new laws and we have a few that are take effect in maryland and there's pretty interesting ones on the books in other parts of the u.s. it's now illegal to sell, trade or possess shark fins in illinois. and in florida, you no long ver to register your swamp buggy and in ken to tucky it's illee to release a wild hog into the wild. that's what the law says. no lodger releasing -- know longer releasing wild hogs into the wild. enjoying your day off nursing that hangover check out tournament of roses parade coming up this morning. more than a million people will line the parade route in california. it takes 8 0,000 hours of manpower to complete the floats and there are 42 o
and new taxes and fees. and the first of the year means the rose parade. you can expect to -- what you can expect to see coming up later today. >>> as we go to break pictures of moscow. them bringing in the new year with a wonderful fireworks display. this over red square. good morning maryland continues in few moments. >>> the new year means new laws and we have a few that are take effect in maryland and there's pretty interesting ones on the books in other parts of the u.s....
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the senate passed a measure to raise taxes on the top earners but will it stan in the house? we will take a look -- stand in the house? we will take a look. >> reporter: same sex couples celebrate the first legal weddings in maryland. i am sherrie johnson and i will have a live report at city hall. >> those stories are straight ahead on this tuesday january 1st, 2013. happy new year to you and thanks for being with us. i am charley crowson. megan is off for you on this new year's moving. but mike -- morning. but mike masco is in. we were talking about how mild everything is relatively speak. after last week we need a break don't you think? >> we do and we are getting it today. not tomorrow. it's going to get cold by tomorrow and going into the rest of the week. good news is it's dry across- town. maryland's most powerful radar is clear overhead
the senate passed a measure to raise taxes on the top earners but will it stan in the house? we will take a look -- stand in the house? we will take a look. >> reporter: same sex couples celebrate the first legal weddings in maryland. i am sherrie johnson and i will have a live report at city hall. >> those stories are straight ahead on this tuesday january 1st, 2013. happy new year to you and thanks for being with us. i am charley crowson. megan is off for you on this new year's...
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but congress can undo those tax hikes if the house passes the senate's bill. vice president biden, who was instrumental in brokering the deal, told reporters he's hopeful it can get through the house but you never know. >> you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they vote and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the house is going to vote. >> reporter: it would extend tax cuts for all workers earning under $400,000 and raise taxes on people above that level and prevent a big tax hike in an estate valued at less than $5 million and extend unemployment benefits for 2 million people. the house will take it up later this morning, the hope is that chamber can pass it before the economy is rocked by the tax hikes. >> happy new year. i feel very, very good. >> reporter: president obama called the senate vote the right thing to do for the country and he encouraged the house to pass it right away. >> all right, abc's tahman bradley reporting from washington. thanks. have a very happy new year. we know you're going to be today, tahman. >> same to y
but congress can undo those tax hikes if the house passes the senate's bill. vice president biden, who was instrumental in brokering the deal, told reporters he's hopeful it can get through the house but you never know. >> you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they vote and number two, you surely shouldn't predict how the house is going to vote. >> reporter: it would extend tax cuts for all workers earning under $400,000 and raise taxes on people above that level and...
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an increase in the estate tax. in case those discussions break down, the president asked harry reid to prepare a separate bill to put on the floor of the senate that would raise taxes on households that earn $250,000 or more. now, that's really a democratic proposal and you could expect republicans to block it, so, rather than thinking of that as a stop gap measure, probably think of it as a political measure to shift the responsibility for failure on to republicans just before the nation hits the hour of wreckening. alison? >> thanks. >>> lawmakers could vote as early as today and when it happens, you can watch live coverage right here on cnn. >>> the president will continue to plead his case for a deal today. he's making his first appearance on a sunday talk show in more than three years. he'll be on nbc's "meet the press." he'll call for an immediately vote for congress on a scale-back plan that would only extend middle class tax breaks if the negotiations fail. >>> other news now, second degree murder as a hate
an increase in the estate tax. in case those discussions break down, the president asked harry reid to prepare a separate bill to put on the floor of the senate that would raise taxes on households that earn $250,000 or more. now, that's really a democratic proposal and you could expect republicans to block it, so, rather than thinking of that as a stop gap measure, probably think of it as a political measure to shift the responsibility for failure on to republicans just before the nation hits...
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the tax policy center has a tax calculator. so it allows you to estimate how your family could be affected. josh levs is here in atlanta breaking down the different scenarios. the only thing you can't say is i'm going to start a drinking game. don't say kick the can down the road. jifs not going to use that phrase. i have been covering this at cnn.com and doing everything i can to avoid saying things like that. the figure a lot of people know if you know any figure is $2,000 because president obama says it a lot. the average family will end up spending $2,000 more if the fiscal cliff is not averted. let me show you something. you can find out how it would impact you directly by using this. there's a lot of numbers you have to plug in to make sense of it. obviously it can't be exact, it can't be precise, it can't predict the future, but i want to show you some examples we have pulled out. let's go to the graphic here that has a few of the examples we're showing you here. it would take, for example, this scenario, married with no
the tax policy center has a tax calculator. so it allows you to estimate how your family could be affected. josh levs is here in atlanta breaking down the different scenarios. the only thing you can't say is i'm going to start a drinking game. don't say kick the can down the road. jifs not going to use that phrase. i have been covering this at cnn.com and doing everything i can to avoid saying things like that. the figure a lot of people know if you know any figure is $2,000 because president...
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because they know that we don't want to increase taxes. so i do think everyone coming toe, and it's going to take everyone, the president, the vice president, the house and sena senate. >>> are you saying there's several dozen that did not support plan b, they were not looking at this practically? >>> i agree with them. however, we're at a point where we will not get what we think is right for our economic and country, because we don't control government. so we've got to work within the system we have. i think 250,000 as a threshold is way too low. we can't do that to people who have a lot of expenses. we need to up that amount that president obama wants to raise taxes on. >> he was putting it at 400,000 senator, i want to move to the issue of guns. we heard what ray lapierre said earlier. he was singling out one of your colleagues. i want you to listen to part of his interview. >> you could ban all diane fine stein, done whatever you said to. she had insure bean and columbine occurred. >> is the revival of that ban, is that going to pass?
because they know that we don't want to increase taxes. so i do think everyone coming toe, and it's going to take everyone, the president, the vice president, the house and sena senate. >>> are you saying there's several dozen that did not support plan b, they were not looking at this practically? >>> i agree with them. however, we're at a point where we will not get what we think is right for our economic and country, because we don't control government. so we've got to work...
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. >> the court says no getting around it, it does involve taxing the middle class. worst loss for antidrug forces, legalized marijuana is gaining ground. >> i hate marijuana, i loathe it, i think it's a really bad thing, but it's not up to me to tell people whether or not they can use it. >> and ultimately, the best thing for the democrats, mitt romney's persistent perplexing and positively crushing inability to connect with voters. >> he went the into a hardware store, he came out, reporters asked what he got. he actually said -- >> hard ware stuff. >> i won't forget he reached down and shaked hands with a 6-year-old. the kid is 6, mitt. >> he didn't run a great campaign. he's not a charismatic person. i think a charismatic republican would have won. i don't think we had a great platform. i don't think we invited in hispanics the way we should have. it will change next time. maybe we'll get a better candidate. meantime, life goes on, and little by little, our problems will get solved. >> and come election night, at least one of barack obama's problems was solved. b
. >> the court says no getting around it, it does involve taxing the middle class. worst loss for antidrug forces, legalized marijuana is gaining ground. >> i hate marijuana, i loathe it, i think it's a really bad thing, but it's not up to me to tell people whether or not they can use it. >> and ultimately, the best thing for the democrats, mitt romney's persistent perplexing and positively crushing inability to connect with voters. >> he went the into a hardware store,...
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people ma taxes will go up for everyone. you can see the numbers here, 40 to 65,000, it's $2,000 of a tax hike. so as constituents, if they were to call you and they say why is this happening, what are you going to say to them? >> well, first of all, that's not going to happen. we may go off the cliff on january 1st but we would correct that very quickly thereafter. what i'm telling them is the reason it's happening is we have idey ideologues in the house of representatives who don't believe there's a fiscal side of the budget. they're focused on cutting spending in unprecedented ways and they don't believe in taxes essentially. on the budget committee we've seen this day in and day out. these members of the house, and i don't know how many of them there are, but at least 50 or 60 basically have established a record in which ne hathey have firmly embraced the concept of not raising taxes and serious cuts that they put themselves in a box and they really can't get out and that's really tying up everything. because we can do a
people ma taxes will go up for everyone. you can see the numbers here, 40 to 65,000, it's $2,000 of a tax hike. so as constituents, if they were to call you and they say why is this happening, what are you going to say to them? >> well, first of all, that's not going to happen. we may go off the cliff on january 1st but we would correct that very quickly thereafter. what i'm telling them is the reason it's happening is we have idey ideologues in the house of representatives who don't...
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hunter: that sales tax counts for about a third of the revenue of the department right now. franklin: we got 75% of the voters to agree to tax themselves so that their children and their children's children could have clean water because we're investing in it now. hunter: there were no alternatives. the infrastructure was in dire straits. a lot of people didn't want to believe it had to be done, but it had to be done. what came out of those lawsuits by the upper chattahoochee river keeper were two consent decrees, focused on overflows. the intent is, city of atlanta, you need to keep the flows in the pipe. narrator: with the help of the funding the city raised, atlanta has been implementing an asset management plan that evaluates and addresses their infrastructure issues. hunter: it's a continuum. at one end, you have your regular maintenance that you do every day on the system, and at the other end, long-term planning so that every year we're repairing, replacing the right things, and we don't have to do it all at once, which is, quite frankly, what we're having to do in at
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as fiscal cliff talks drag into the 11th hour with $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts due to kick in early next year, lawmakers will get back to the table later this week after house speaker john boehner's plan b failed to get enough republican support for a vote last week. >>> still, the market has been resilient. despite friday's decline, the s&p 500 posted its best week in four. and with just five trading sessions left in 2012, the dow has advanced 8% while the s&p 500 climbed 13. the nasdaq has jumped 16%. >>> reports are due this week on pending home sales. sales of new homes and a look at home prices in the nation's 20 largest cities. >>> are you still not sure what to get for the person who has everything? new retail numbers show footwear was the fifth most popular gift on shoppers' lists on black friday. a year ago, shoes didn't even make it into the top ten gifts for the season. >>> good news for hollywood. attendance by moviegoers is up more than 5.5% so far this year. ticket revenue is projected to jump by 6% by the end of 2012 which would be the industry's biggest
as fiscal cliff talks drag into the 11th hour with $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts due to kick in early next year, lawmakers will get back to the table later this week after house speaker john boehner's plan b failed to get enough republican support for a vote last week. >>> still, the market has been resilient. despite friday's decline, the s&p 500 posted its best week in four. and with just five trading sessions left in 2012, the dow has advanced 8% while the s&p...
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so everyone who earns income is going to see a 2% tax increase on those payroll taxes. the estate tax, there was a compromise here. that's going to go up from 40% from 35. a real compromise there. they did prevent the alternative minimum tax from expanding. one year extension of long-term unemployment benefits. one year delay in the 27% cut to medicare providers. something really important to those of us who buy milk. temporary extension of some of the farm bill. and that's going to prevent dairy prices from spiking as much as $2 a gallon. they also voted to block $900 pay increase for themselves. >> taxes, melanie we know they are for the most part dealt with. there is still a fight brewing in february. we're talking about the debt ceiling again. >> reporter: that's right. i don't know how many people are aware we did surpassed the debt limit yesterday. treasury secretary is doing financial fenagling to get the u.s. to pay debts through february. that is when we'll have this debt ceiling fight again. house republicans saying they are not willing to raise the debt ceili
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property taxes gone down. so any time we get an influx of revenue that allows us to provide more services to the county residents. >>> prince george's county expects more than 80,000 people to pack fedex field next sunday for the game. hotels near the stadium already booking up and fans are stocking up on the 'skins gear at the team's fedex field store. >> very nice. congrats again to the 'skins. >>> it's a nice place to be for sure. >> nice to be at the top. it's chilly outside. yesterday i think the winds were picking up. more of a blustery day. meteorologist tom kierein joins us. the mention of snow in the forecast. >> we're starting off 2013 calm and settled. a lot of people good evening or good morning as the case may be. we are starting off with just some clouds. thankfully, we had good travel weather overnight for all of the revelers. there is the wilson bridge under a cloudy sky. right now, reagan national at 39. we've got a light southerly breeze as we get going early on this tuesday morning first day
property taxes gone down. so any time we get an influx of revenue that allows us to provide more services to the county residents. >>> prince george's county expects more than 80,000 people to pack fedex field next sunday for the game. hotels near the stadium already booking up and fans are stocking up on the 'skins gear at the team's fedex field store. >> very nice. congrats again to the 'skins. >>> it's a nice place to be for sure. >> nice to be at the top. it's...
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or have much of an impact as much as the investment related taxes will like when dividend taxes go to 44% automatically. >> yeah. >> which is going to happen when we go over the fiscal cliff. capital gains going up to ordinary income of 39.6. what would you say is a realistic level for those two taxes? >> well, i don't know. >> i mean once they get a deal. >> decide for us, quint. >> yeah. well, probably in the 40s right? i think ultimately -- >> 40s? that is going to be a problem for the market. >> yes, it is. that is why i think running out and hiding into dividend paying stock is not the answer. when this really sets in that we're not going to have a deal the market is going to come off. believe it or not when it comes off those are still the areas that i would look because where are you going to find, you know, an intel for example yielding 4.5%, loads of cash on the balance sheet, and even if it gets taken down under $20 a share, very healthy company, excellent dividend yield. >> yes. >> so i would rather have that even if i'm paying a higher tax on it than be sitting in cash yie
or have much of an impact as much as the investment related taxes will like when dividend taxes go to 44% automatically. >> yeah. >> which is going to happen when we go over the fiscal cliff. capital gains going up to ordinary income of 39.6. what would you say is a realistic level for those two taxes? >> well, i don't know. >> i mean once they get a deal. >> decide for us, quint. >> yeah. well, probably in the 40s right? i think ultimately -- >> 40s?...
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president obama and house speaker boehner don't strike a deal by new year's, you'll be paying higher taxes. while both sides play the blame game in washington, wall street takes a tumble today, with jittery investors selling off stocks. >>> we are learning new details about the man who shot two firefighters to death in upstate new york today. police say william spangler killed the firefighters and wounded two others while they were responding to an early morning blaze. spangler, who committed suicide at the scene, was convicted in 1981 of killing his grandmother. authorities still don't have a motive for today's shooting. >>> and millions face a christmas filled with extreme weather. forecasters are warning of a potential tornado outbreak across the south tomorrow. the severe storm system could then bring more dangerous weather from florida all the way up to virginia. >>> that's a quick look at the top headlines. i'm natalie allen in atlanta. now back to "the mystery of jesus." ♪ >>> jesus came back to jerusalem, the gospels tell us, during passover. as a devout jew, he had been to the g
president obama and house speaker boehner don't strike a deal by new year's, you'll be paying higher taxes. while both sides play the blame game in washington, wall street takes a tumble today, with jittery investors selling off stocks. >>> we are learning new details about the man who shot two firefighters to death in upstate new york today. police say william spangler killed the firefighters and wounded two others while they were responding to an early morning blaze. spangler, who...
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no tax increase for people below but taxes for people above. he won. 60% of voters said they were for it in exit polls including republicans. >> wake of house speaker john boehner's plan "b" failure, all eyes turn to senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell and whether they work out something short of $4 trillion grand bargain. last-minute stop gap. attending tax cut for people making $250,000 or less. and unemployment benefits for 2 million people who will lose the benefits a week after christmas. >> it is going to be a patch. because in four days we can't solve everything. >> yet, other republicans note the president short-term fix raises some taxes, yet punt spending cuts until next year. >> i would vote for revenue, including the tax rate hike though i don't like them to get, to save the country from becoming greece. i'm not going to set aside the $1.2 trillion in cuts. >> if the president does return to washington this week, unclear whether he will come back here to hawaii for new year's with his family. joe lieberman says he expects
no tax increase for people below but taxes for people above. he won. 60% of voters said they were for it in exit polls including republicans. >> wake of house speaker john boehner's plan "b" failure, all eyes turn to senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell and whether they work out something short of $4 trillion grand bargain. last-minute stop gap. attending tax cut for people making $250,000 or less. and unemployment benefits for 2 million people who will lose the...
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property taxes gone down. any time we get an influx of revenue that allows us to provide for services to the county revenue. >> prince george's county expects more than 80,000 people to pack fedex field for the game. hotels already booking up and fans are stocking up on 'skins gear at the fedex field store. >> today is the last day to see one with of the country's most important documents. the emancipation proclamation has only been on display at the national archives for three days because it's so fragile. president abraham lincoln issued it during the civil war. it freed all slaves and states rebelling against the union. historians considering the proclamation a steppingstone to the ratification of the 13th amendment which outlawed slavery. you have until 5:00 tonight to see the document. >>> people all around the world celebrating the new year. tens of thousands of revelers watched the fireworks at the seattle space needle in washington state who rang in the new year about 3:00 this morning our time. >> tha
property taxes gone down. any time we get an influx of revenue that allows us to provide for services to the county revenue. >> prince george's county expects more than 80,000 people to pack fedex field for the game. hotels already booking up and fans are stocking up on 'skins gear at the fedex field store. >> today is the last day to see one with of the country's most important documents. the emancipation proclamation has only been on display at the national archives for three days...
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ran on that platform 250 no taxes below but taxes above. he won 60% of the voters said they were for it in the exit polls including some republicans. >> independent senator joe lieberman says he believes for the first time in the entire debate that we may be going off the fiscal cliff. he and others have said all along that there would be this fighting but right up to the deadline. they have finally come up with some sort of a deal. lieberman and others on the hill saying they think we may in fact go off the cliff. rattle the markets as you suggested, jamie. lieberman also believes the senate will be in session on new year's eve. going right up against the end of the year deadline to try to work this out, jamie. >> jamie: if any news breaks i know you will bring it to us. live from honolulu. washington is not the only one thinking about the fiscal cliff. it turns out that the concerns about it or affecting how much people are spending this holiday season. analysts saying overall sales are down from last year. it's not just the economy thoug
ran on that platform 250 no taxes below but taxes above. he won 60% of the voters said they were for it in the exit polls including some republicans. >> independent senator joe lieberman says he believes for the first time in the entire debate that we may be going off the fiscal cliff. he and others have said all along that there would be this fighting but right up to the deadline. they have finally come up with some sort of a deal. lieberman and others on the hill saying they think we...
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tax base. the numbers are sort of come complex. when the bush tax cuts went into effect fewer people had an income tax liability. this is what mitt romney was talking about last year with the 47%. if the tax rates increase you all of a sudden have more people paying income taxes and you just have a broader, higher rate to play with. next year when they come back they can get rid of some of the duck -ts and what not and lower the rates and overall have a lot more money in the system to play with, a lot more options. they think they are better shape for tax reform if they come back next year with the rates having gone up. >> reporter: and by not allowing the president to just add nah see um raise the debt level, they have leverage, don't they? >> they believe so. and the president -- it's safe to say the president realizes that, because he's been insistent throughout that he won't deal with another debt level gamesmanship as he calls it from the last time around. he understands that republicans s
tax base. the numbers are sort of come complex. when the bush tax cuts went into effect fewer people had an income tax liability. this is what mitt romney was talking about last year with the 47%. if the tax rates increase you all of a sudden have more people paying income taxes and you just have a broader, higher rate to play with. next year when they come back they can get rid of some of the duck -ts and what not and lower the rates and overall have a lot more money in the system to play...
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let's start with tax revenue. these are the nation's tax revenues. what you have your is just over 2 trillion in income. that's all it is really. and look at these euros. a very big number. the spending in the federal budget. you will notice to these numbers bigger than that. not good. the deficit, like how much debt or adding. over a trillion. just when you're. federal government runnng a a tab of a rillion. we talk about this number of the me. let's get this zero's again. a very big number. tough to get your arms around these numbers. when you see it on a piece of paper it's easier. i thought it would be even easier ifwe thought about one american household. what if each of those numbers translate it into one family. if you ran the household like the federal government here is what you would be looking at. your family income, 24400. your spending, 305,400. look at this. what's going on? you can't do this. if you were spending 35,000 only had 24,000 coming in, that's a nightmare. the new debt would be 10,900. it's a nightmare. so let's talk about yo
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the cliff won't just stop at taxes. some fear banks will tighten up on consumer lending, meaning you might not be able to get the new loan for a car or a home. with me now is sheila bair, the former chairman of the fdic and author of the new book "take the bullhe horns." thanks for coming on with me. >> thanks for having me. >> president obama met with top party leaders friday saying he was moderately optimistic. with your washington negotiation experience, where do you really think they are in the process? are you really any closer to a deal, or is this just more posturing? >> i think this whole mess is really embarrassing spectacle. this should have been resolved long ago, and i do think, actually, they are going to get a deal, but i think it will be more along the lines of kicking the can down the road. i don't think, at least from this point what i'm hearing, we'll get meaningful debt reduction. certainly mot month-onot meaninx reform. perhaps a permanent restructure of the tax reforms those making under $150,000. t
the cliff won't just stop at taxes. some fear banks will tighten up on consumer lending, meaning you might not be able to get the new loan for a car or a home. with me now is sheila bair, the former chairman of the fdic and author of the new book "take the bullhe horns." thanks for coming on with me. >> thanks for having me. >> president obama met with top party leaders friday saying he was moderately optimistic. with your washington negotiation experience, where do you...
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the president's tax plan he campaigned on for five years which is to let the tax plan expire for households making less than $250,000. he would add unemployment insurance. the thinking here is he would potentially also add extending the estate tax cut. the estate tax has been at a relatively low level. it expires also at the ipd of the year. but, you know, this is all you know, to'ing and fro'ing right now to see if it's possible to pass anything to keep most americans' taxes where they are before the end of the year when everybody's tax go up. >> we heard from senator reid earlier today. they were dealing, in his words, with a dictatorship. are we expected to hear from him or any of the players from the hill in terms of trying to move this forward, whether it's publicly, in the public arena or privately? >> we are. we're told we should expect to hear from the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. the senate is in and he will likely take to the floor we're told and give a status report from his perspective. what we're talking about right now in the senate is whether or not the democrats
the president's tax plan he campaigned on for five years which is to let the tax plan expire for households making less than $250,000. he would add unemployment insurance. the thinking here is he would potentially also add extending the estate tax cut. the estate tax has been at a relatively low level. it expires also at the ipd of the year. but, you know, this is all you know, to'ing and fro'ing right now to see if it's possible to pass anything to keep most americans' taxes where they are...
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the tax rate. no matter what it is on the rich or not on the rich will not solve the big huge impending doom. >> that's right exactly right. you said it. the latest proposal from the president, of course, did not have the kind of long and short-term and mid term spending reform that we need. the federal government right now is it as we all know, spending more than a trillion dollars year upon year since the president took office, more than a trillion over budget year upon year. that has to stop. >> and you are putting faith in harry reid to come back with some proposal that will meet that in the next six days? where are you? >>ist a good question. senator reid without the past two years has not worked in -- in any very productive way with the house majority. and we do in the house represent the american people, at least as much as the senate majority does and we do need to work together and you are right. we have had roadblocks and obstructions and ignoring the bills we sent over time and time agai
the tax rate. no matter what it is on the rich or not on the rich will not solve the big huge impending doom. >> that's right exactly right. you said it. the latest proposal from the president, of course, did not have the kind of long and short-term and mid term spending reform that we need. the federal government right now is it as we all know, spending more than a trillion dollars year upon year since the president took office, more than a trillion over budget year upon year. that has...
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technically everybody's taxes have already gone up. the tax cuts have expired. but if the bill can pass in the house in the next day or two, the tax cuts can be made retroactive. the bill, if it passes, would extend tax cuts for all workers earning under $400,000. it would prevent a big tax hike estates values at less than $5 million and it would extend unemployment benefits set to expire today for some 2 million people. even as they closed in on that deal yesterday, congressional republicans were not happy with what they heard from president obama who held a campaign-style event at the white house. >> i'm going to be president for the next four years, i think. >> reporter: effectively continuing the partisans' bickering we've long seen. >> time to stop the cheerleading and campaigning. >> i know the president enjoys heckling and having pep rallies to get congress to act instead of sitting down and negotiating. >> reporter: now the big new year's test, can it pass in the house? for "good morning america," jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >>> president obama
technically everybody's taxes have already gone up. the tax cuts have expired. but if the bill can pass in the house in the next day or two, the tax cuts can be made retroactive. the bill, if it passes, would extend tax cuts for all workers earning under $400,000. it would prevent a big tax hike estates values at less than $5 million and it would extend unemployment benefits set to expire today for some 2 million people. even as they closed in on that deal yesterday, congressional republicans...
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about stop taxes going up. for a working making $50,000 a year, that is a thousand dollars increase in your with holding. the income tax rates, there is a agreement to stop those for going up for 99%. there is a agreement to stop the big spending cuts from kicking in by kicking the can down the road a couple months. right now on the hill, outside the senate, they are waiting for word from vice president joe biden who is briefing the caucus on the deal that he reached with senate leaders and with the republican majority leader. they said a few moments ago that there will be a vote sometime before midnight tonight, no guarantee it will pass. whatever happens we are going over that cliff. >> happy new year. >> reporter: vice president joe biden met with democrats after 9:18 p.m. monday night to brief them on a agreement that would raise tax rates on individuals making more than $400,000 and couples making more than $450. the deal allows tax cults to expire -- cuts to expire. >> extend unemployment insurance to 2 m
about stop taxes going up. for a working making $50,000 a year, that is a thousand dollars increase in your with holding. the income tax rates, there is a agreement to stop those for going up for 99%. there is a agreement to stop the big spending cuts from kicking in by kicking the can down the road a couple months. right now on the hill, outside the senate, they are waiting for word from vice president joe biden who is briefing the caucus on the deal that he reached with senate leaders and...
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. >> the deal will increase estate tax and bring back clinton era tax cuts. fromhouse holds earning 250 thousand dollars a year reportedly to those making 4 hundred and 50 thousand dollars. frustratedrepublicans say while the deal will probably pass, it's not ideal. >> i personally don't like it because i think we're kicking the can down the road and not addressing the real crisis in the country which was not the fiscal cliff, it's a debts crisis. >> the spending cuts that were a sticking point are now postponed for two months at least. >> much more to come on this. stay with abc2 news for late breaking details out of washington. when we're not on the air you can get updates on abc2news.com. you can also find a guide on what the deal could mean for your wallet. if youhaven't checked your tax standing with the homestead tax credit, you better do it, today is the last day. you can turn in your tax application on wednesday in person at the state tax office in baltimore city. new tonight, we have pictures of two teams -- teens arrested charged with beating anothe
. >> the deal will increase estate tax and bring back clinton era tax cuts. fromhouse holds earning 250 thousand dollars a year reportedly to those making 4 hundred and 50 thousand dollars. frustratedrepublicans say while the deal will probably pass, it's not ideal. >> i personally don't like it because i think we're kicking the can down the road and not addressing the real crisis in the country which was not the fiscal cliff, it's a debts crisis. >> the spending cuts that...
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the payroll tax holiday. maybe you don't give the whole amount, just part of it. it adds up to $200 billion so the economy continues to grow. then the debt reduction is raised by february. >> mr. davis. he started his comment about solving this saying you have to take the politics out of it. it's not possible at this point. even though the deal, everything you heard from him, you may have agreed with and go along with it. how are you going to take the politics out of it with the clock ticking? >> if you don't get an agreement, it's going to hurt both parties. somebody may have the advantage today and tomorrow in the news headlines, if this doesn't happen, it hurts the president's legacy, it hardens the lines between them. this is not, as joe said, complicated to solve over the short term. long term, a little more complicated. if they can't get through this, it makes it much more difficult over the long term. >> to both of you here, you heard something the president said. david gregory pushed back on the presi
the payroll tax holiday. maybe you don't give the whole amount, just part of it. it adds up to $200 billion so the economy continues to grow. then the debt reduction is raised by february. >> mr. davis. he started his comment about solving this saying you have to take the politics out of it. it's not possible at this point. even though the deal, everything you heard from him, you may have agreed with and go along with it. how are you going to take the politics out of it with the clock...
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no tax increases people below, but taxes for people above. he won. 60% of the voters said they were for it in the the exit polls, including some republicans. >> reporter: the president is still vacationing here in hawaii. white house officials are privately making it clear that you heard him last friday before he left the white house, i'll see you next week. if there is not some sort of christmas miracle and some sort of a deal over the next 24 hours very likely we'll see the president get on air force one in the next couple of days, right after christmas and head back to washington to find some sort of solution, kelly. kelly: hopeful people are following his advice and listening to christmas carols, drinking eggnog and talking to constituents. jaime: mistletoe extract could be good for your health. we'll talk about that. can bolt sidecan both sides bridge the gap before it's too rate or does one side want us to go off the fiscal cliff? washington insiders weigh in next. we'll be right back. with the spark miles card from capital one, thor ge
no tax increases people below, but taxes for people above. he won. 60% of the voters said they were for it in the the exit polls, including some republicans. >> reporter: the president is still vacationing here in hawaii. white house officials are privately making it clear that you heard him last friday before he left the white house, i'll see you next week. if there is not some sort of christmas miracle and some sort of a deal over the next 24 hours very likely we'll see the president...
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childcare and dependent tax credit. earned income tax credit. and the american opportunity tax credit, part of the stimulus the president pushed through in 2009. that's a tax credit for people sending kids through college. these would refer to earlier tax credit levels. that would be money out of people's pockets. a lot of people who say this say it definitely hurts lower income families more than anything else. that said, i just spoke to senator johnny isakson, a republican, and he's sounding optimistic. >> i think we stand close to a deal. first of all, i'm not sure i have the inside information, but i do believe that the revenue issue is no longer a question. the question is making sure that any new revenues go toward debt spending reduction and deficit relief rather than new spending. it's deficits that got us into this problem. it's only reducing the deficit that's will get us out of this problem. >> the key there is it's my best belief that they've reached an agreement on revenues, that means on this issue of raising taxes on the wealthies
childcare and dependent tax credit. earned income tax credit. and the american opportunity tax credit, part of the stimulus the president pushed through in 2009. that's a tax credit for people sending kids through college. these would refer to earlier tax credit levels. that would be money out of people's pockets. a lot of people who say this say it definitely hurts lower income families more than anything else. that said, i just spoke to senator johnny isakson, a republican, and he's sounding...
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politically, members of congress will have to vet on tax cuts as opposed to now which are tax increases which are much harder to take. >> that's right. because the tax hikes will happen whether or not congress acts, so the school of thought here is that if republicans and temp kratz were to allow this just to happen, then they could vote for infect only tax cuts, not be on the record voting for tax hikes. now for the very staunch anti tax folks, it's unclear if that would really pass muster with them, but certainly this is something being considered you know, dana. >> absolutely. i'm sure the markets won't know that. brianna, good to see you. while in hawaii, president obama and first lady michelle obama paid their respects to late senator daniel inouye. inouye died last week from a respiratory illness. he was 88 years old. following that the president went to visit the grave of his old grandfather who is buried at the very same cemetery. >> he will be missed and remembered, as he was on sunday. >>> christmas eve, of course. crunch time for holiday travelers. a big storm out west, delay
politically, members of congress will have to vet on tax cuts as opposed to now which are tax increases which are much harder to take. >> that's right. because the tax hikes will happen whether or not congress acts, so the school of thought here is that if republicans and temp kratz were to allow this just to happen, then they could vote for infect only tax cuts, not be on the record voting for tax hikes. now for the very staunch anti tax folks, it's unclear if that would really pass...
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the estate tax would rise to 40%. emergency unemployment benefits would be extended for another year. the alternative minimum tax would be adjusted for inflation permanently. and, in an effort to boost the economy, small businesses would be eligible for another year of bonus depreciation when they buy equipment. the big hang up is what to do about the sequester-- $110 billion in automatic spending cuts in defense and domestic programs that begin at midnight. democrats want to postpone the cuts for a year or more. republicans for just a few months. >> i think there are some republicans who believe there is no other trigger that will force another full scale debate on spending. >> the president says taxincrea. cutting spenting next year. >> iif they think that is thefos thing they have another think coming. that is not how it's going to work. we have to do this in a balanced and responsible way. and if we are serious about debt reduction then it's going to be a matter of shared sacrifice. that outraged republicans that
the estate tax would rise to 40%. emergency unemployment benefits would be extended for another year. the alternative minimum tax would be adjusted for inflation permanently. and, in an effort to boost the economy, small businesses would be eligible for another year of bonus depreciation when they buy equipment. the big hang up is what to do about the sequester-- $110 billion in automatic spending cuts in defense and domestic programs that begin at midnight. democrats want to postpone the cuts...
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. >> i think he is held and on raising taxes. -- hell bent on raising taxes. >> word was spreading on capitol hill of a possible compromise. but the president went to the podium warning republicans he would not go any further with more spending cuts without more tax have to be a matter of shared sacrifice. at least as long as i am president. i am going to be present for the next four years. >> that left some curious republicans grumbling that the president wanted to kill the deal. the president had every right to criticize congress. >> the present is an absolute right to make sure he keeps us focused on getting this done. >> mcconnell was still urging fellow republicans to stand down and move forward in order to beat the midnight deadline. >> we can do this. we must do this. >> it is a major step forward and i think it might calm the markets until the house acts. >> you heard john mccain. they hope the senate can act by tonight. they're trying to schedule a vote and reach an agreement on a compromise. it is not clear whether the house will vote tonight. what is inside disagreements --
. >> i think he is held and on raising taxes. -- hell bent on raising taxes. >> word was spreading on capitol hill of a possible compromise. but the president went to the podium warning republicans he would not go any further with more spending cuts without more tax have to be a matter of shared sacrifice. at least as long as i am president. i am going to be present for the next four years. >> that left some curious republicans grumbling that the president wanted to kill the...
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on where to set higher rates for wealthier americans and avoid a jump in inheritance taxes. vice president joe biden is taking over as lead negotiator for the democrats. >> still time left to reach an agreement. we intend to continue negotiations. >> i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner. >> if a deal is not reached by midnight tonight, taxes go up for 9 out of 10 americans and 2 million people without jobs will not get unemployment insurance starting tomorrow. sharp cuts in defense spending and domestic programs will kick it in on january 2nd. >>> if nothing else, it looks like there will be a deal to keep the price of milk from skyrocketing. they have both agreed to an extension. that deal will avert a spike in milk prices to as much as $8 a gallon. the plan still has to be put to a vote in the house and senate sometime today. >>> we're following a developing story this morning. secretary of state hillary clinton will remain in a new york hospital today so doctors can treat her for a blood clot. they discovered the clot yesterday
on where to set higher rates for wealthier americans and avoid a jump in inheritance taxes. vice president joe biden is taking over as lead negotiator for the democrats. >> still time left to reach an agreement. we intend to continue negotiations. >> i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner. >> if a deal is not reached by midnight tonight, taxes go up for 9 out of 10 americans and 2 million people without jobs will not get unemployment...
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does our tax code give us a fair tax system? the question is whether the crystal ball that this officer of the comptroller of the currency is using. in his holding cell in china. gerri: regulators didn't see the last crisis. the kelihood is not high. but what more regulators would look at? >> fairly narrow things like the liquidity risk, interest rate risk, different things happening in the financial markets. now, what they are trying to do is look more broadly. for example, what sort of risk management systems these banks have in place? are they planning for the next ceo? are they communicating to the employees what sort of risks they want to undertake? gerri: didn't we see that with jpmoan chase? they made the big a big bet and lost a ton of dough? >> exactly. you can consider regulators are trying to take a more holistic approa -- pardon me for using outward. gerri: if they only knew how. they are so far away from what really goes on in these prints. it's hard for them to even understand businesses. how likely do you think it
does our tax code give us a fair tax system? the question is whether the crystal ball that this officer of the comptroller of the currency is using. in his holding cell in china. gerri: regulators didn't see the last crisis. the kelihood is not high. but what more regulators would look at? >> fairly narrow things like the liquidity risk, interest rate risk, different things happening in the financial markets. now, what they are trying to do is look more broadly. for example, what sort of...
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tax revenue for the government. i want to urge congress and senators to vote for keeping our tax cuts in place, especially for the middle class and pushing our fiscal crisis to a balanced approach. go ahead and eliminate those tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals. if we all look at it and tried to consider what was going to work for the best, we needed to look at consumer demand. consumer demand is in the 98% of us who are out there driving the economy. the economy require strong consumer sentiment and strong business. i am urging congress to take action. stop playing games. let's move on. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much, bob. it's a wonderful to have a sensible message from a a small business who really knows what makes our country work. now, i am honored to introduce to you stu and theresa. the mother of three in maryland and will talk to us about the reality she experiences both house and mother but also working within the community college system. sue. >> thank you for coming. i live nearby in mary
tax revenue for the government. i want to urge congress and senators to vote for keeping our tax cuts in place, especially for the middle class and pushing our fiscal crisis to a balanced approach. go ahead and eliminate those tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals. if we all look at it and tried to consider what was going to work for the best, we needed to look at consumer demand. consumer demand is in the 98% of us who are out there driving the economy. the economy require strong consumer...
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tax hike spending cut we told you about. we have mr. on that deal on 7 morning news beginning at 4:30 am and of course on our web site but again senate voted to pass that deal. >>> back now to new year's eve. getting ready for our own fireworks ferry building on embarcadero on san francisco. spencer here with life doppler 7 hd. lacks pretty good. it does. clear out there as we see. moisture early in the evening offshore moved well to our south. skies clearing. trems falling however pretty chilly out there. 32 degrees fairfield. 35 in nap a.36 livermore here in san francisco relatively mild 48 degrees and falling. so here's a look what we expect conditions to be like at midnight fireworks begin. we'll have chilly conditions mainly clear skies. temperatures in the low to mid 40's so it's cool and brisk tout but i don't think that will deter the revellers from enjoying the new year's eve fireworks and the weather. i have more coming up a little bit later dan. >> excellent. thanks very muc much. >> with the start of new year hundreds of if
tax hike spending cut we told you about. we have mr. on that deal on 7 morning news beginning at 4:30 am and of course on our web site but again senate voted to pass that deal. >>> back now to new year's eve. getting ready for our own fireworks ferry building on embarcadero on san francisco. spencer here with life doppler 7 hd. lacks pretty good. it does. clear out there as we see. moisture early in the evening offshore moved well to our south. skies clearing. trems falling however...
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, instead just voting to reinstate a tax cut, that then it sort of president obama's tax cut so he gets credit for that. >> do you have any sense of what will happen around that table today? who called the meeting if there's an agenda or are they going to sit around and stare at each other until one of them blinks? >> we don't have a sense. i'm sure that we will be getting a sense. this is supposed to take place at 3:00 p.m. at the white house. the vice president, president and four top congressional leaders. we don't know what will be said. i think we will likely hear from some camps afterwards. >> if you are wondering what a trip down the fiscal cliff might mean for your paycheck, for your 401(k), look no further than yesterday's dow. at the opening bell, a dive of more than 1%. investors finding little hope for the fiscal cliff compromise on capitol hill. when word came down two sides might be meeting. reversal of fortune. the dow rebounding for a while before finishing slightly lower. >>> a nation this morning remembering the american general credited with orchestrating one of the m
, instead just voting to reinstate a tax cut, that then it sort of president obama's tax cut so he gets credit for that. >> do you have any sense of what will happen around that table today? who called the meeting if there's an agenda or are they going to sit around and stare at each other until one of them blinks? >> we don't have a sense. i'm sure that we will be getting a sense. this is supposed to take place at 3:00 p.m. at the white house. the vice president, president and four...
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the estate tax would rise to 40%. emergency unemployment benefits would be extended for another year. the alternative minimum tax would be adjusted for inflation permanently. and, in an effort to boost the economy, small businesses would be eligible for another year of bonus depreciation when they buy equipment. the big hang up is what to do about the sequester-- $110 billion in automatic spending cuts in defense and domestic programs that begin at midnight. democrats want to postpone the cuts for a year or more. republicans for just a few months. >> i think there are some republicans who believe there is no other trigger that will force another full scale debate on spending. >> the president says taxincreases should. cutting spenting next year. >> ifif they think that is theformula for how we solve this thing they have another think coming. that is not how it's going to work. we have to do this in a balanced and responsible way. and if we are serious about debt reduction then it's going to be a matter of shared sacri
the estate tax would rise to 40%. emergency unemployment benefits would be extended for another year. the alternative minimum tax would be adjusted for inflation permanently. and, in an effort to boost the economy, small businesses would be eligible for another year of bonus depreciation when they buy equipment. the big hang up is what to do about the sequester-- $110 billion in automatic spending cuts in defense and domestic programs that begin at midnight. democrats want to postpone the cuts...
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eight prevent a tax increase. clear differences remain. seene odds are we have not the leadership on either side of e to solve this problem. is a contraction economy. loss of jobs which could be well in addition to the people already on unemployment. >> the senate reconvenes 11:00 on monday. the president's heerview earlier today, the issue of guns. the president said the day of newtown shooting was the t of his presidency. onlyam skeptical that the is putting more guns in schools. the vast majority of the people are skeptical. >> the president has pledged to behind full weight preventing aimed at the violence. president hugo f. chavis is 's hugo chavez delegate -- delicate. has says hesident in cuba.in >> it is a bitterly cold night. >> one of the coldest nights of the year. >> temperatures continued to we move to the next several hours. the winds have finally diminished. s.ear skie it allowed temperatures to fall quickly. highest i could find, southern maryland, 22 miles per hour. mainly clear and cold waking up
eight prevent a tax increase. clear differences remain. seene odds are we have not the leadership on either side of e to solve this problem. is a contraction economy. loss of jobs which could be well in addition to the people already on unemployment. >> the senate reconvenes 11:00 on monday. the president's heerview earlier today, the issue of guns. the president said the day of newtown shooting was the t of his presidency. onlyam skeptical that the is putting more guns in schools. the...